Question

Scenario 1: What should be my major? Shawn is twenty years old and has completed two years of college. He has been trying to decide whether to major in engineering or music. He has completed all of his general education requirements as well as several courses in music, math, and physics. As a child, Shawn was interested in science and dreamed of making new inventions. He always took things apart to see how they worked. Math was always easy for Shawn, and he received awards for achievement in science. He also took part in band throughout his school years and learned to play several instruments. As a teenager, he had a garage band and became so interested in playing the piano that he spent two hours a day practicing. Shawn’s dilemma was that he was becoming stressed out trying to do both majors and no longer had time to do well in both music and engineering. He also wanted to have time to get a part-time job in order to become more independent. Shawn’s top five values are being independent and living on his own, having a secure future, doing interesting work, achieving something important, and being able to relax. Based on his values, what major should Shawn choose?

Answer 1

Looks like shawn is an achiever and pretty good at anything he aims to do. He's a quick learner and excellent in the field of science as well as music. Shawn should primarily choose a major in Engineering because music can be learnt afterwards and would take a lot less time. From the situation stated here looks like Shawn has a newly developed interest in music which can be adopted as a hobby but he's excellent is science. And when you're that good at something, it's because it picks your interest. He can start music later again if he's still interested, but engineering is easier to make a career and earn a living out of.